Verse 1 (Soft Opening - Gentle Reverence) (piano: slow chords, sustain pedal held; slight gospel voicing with suspended 2nds) There is a green hill far away, Without a city wall… Where the dear Lord was crucified, Who died to save us all. (slight pause — voice softens on final phrase) Who died… to save us all. Verse 2 (Deep Reflection - Weary but Hopeful) (piano: slightly fuller chords, lingering bass note under melody) We may not know, we cannot tell, What pains He had to bear… But we believe it was for us, He hung and suffered there. (voice holds “there” — gentle vibrato fades into silence) Verse 3 (Confession of Faith - Subtle Lift) (piano shifts slightly brighter voicing, upper octave melody echo) There was no other good enough To pay the price of sin. He only could unlock the gate, Of heav’n and let us in. (a brief piano flourish follows “let us in,” then resolves softly) Verse 4 (Closing Prayer - Emotional Climax then Fade) (piano lowers to almost whisper-soft dynamics) Oh dearly, dearly has He loved, And we must love Him too. And trust in His redeeming blood, And try His works to do. (piano echoes “to do” in a slow descending arpeggio — silence lingers) Coda (Whispered Amen - Optional Tag) (piano single note on D, soft pedal sustain) Singer (quietly): There is a green hill… far away. But love… lives here. (piano closes on open D major chord — soft, no resolve)
